Day: September 18, 2019

Ayodhya: SC says parties can go for mediation if they want to

12:59 pm September 18, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said parties to the Ram-Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid land dispute case can amicably resolve the matter through mediation if they want to and that it wants day-to-day hearings in the case to be concluded by October 18. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it […]

Vaping-related illness sickens over 500 in US

New York state bans flavored e-cigarettes over vaping concerns

9:43 am September 18, 2019

New York: New York became the second US state to ban flavored e-cigarettes Tuesday, following several vaping-linked deaths that have raised fears about a product long promoted as less harmful than smoking. A health council passed emergency legislation proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo outlawing flavored vaping products amid an outbreak of severe pulmonary disease that […]

Australia concerned for 3 held in Iran on spying charges

9:42 am September 18, 2019

Canberra : An Australian government minister on Wednesday expressed concern for three Australians arrested in Iran on suspicion of spying and separated their plight from a tense standoff in the Middle East over the weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham was responding after Iran on Tuesday acknowledged for the first […]

UN chief urges immediate cease-fire in Gaza

‘We are losing the race’ on climate catastrophe, warns UN chief

9:39 am September 18, 2019

Washington: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday the world was “losing the race” to avert climate disaster, but that greenhouse gas reduction targets were not out of reach yet. He was speaking during an interview with the Covering Climate Now coalition of media, which includes AFP, days before a UN youth climate summit that will […]

Iran denies successful cyber attacks on oil sector

Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities have global consequences: US official

9:31 am September 18, 2019

Washington: The attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities have global consequences and the UN must play its part to address threats to international peace, a senior Trump administration official has said, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left for Jeddah for talks with the top Saudi leadership. Saudi Arabia, a key American ally, leads […]